There’s a Bene Gesserit saying,” she said. “You have saying… - Frank Herbert

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There’s a Bene Gesserit saying,” she said. “You have sayings for everything!” he protested. “You’ll like this one,” she said. “It goes: ‘Do not count a human dead until you’ve seen his body. And even then you can make a mistake.

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (8 October 1920 – 11 February 1986) was an American science-fiction writer, most famous for his Dune novels.

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Do not count a human dead until you’ve seen his body. And even then you can make a mistake.

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